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Two 5-foot-5 superbug-slaying devices were deployed from the United States to JFK Hospital and ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Republic of Liberia, where they will aid in the fight against the Ebola virus disease outbreak.
The devices, known as TRU-D SmartUVC, will help disinfect healthcare environments where Ebola patients are being treated. TRU-D is the only portable UV disinfection device on the market with Sensor360™ technology, which calculates the time needed to react to room variables – such as size, geometry, surface reflectivity and the amount and location of equipment in the room – and effectively deliver a lethal dose of UV-C light during a single cycle from a single, central location in the room. It works by generating UV light energy that modifies the DNA structure of viral pathogens, like Ebola, so that they cannot reproduce. Viruses that cannot reproduce cannot colonize and harm patients. Additionally, TRU-D has been validated by more than 10 studies to be 99.99 percent effective in eliminating the most common pathogens that cause healthcare-associated infections.
The Ebola virus is the cause of a viral hemorrhagic fever disease that is highly contagious through bodily fluid transmission. Symptoms of the disease include fever, headache, weakness, achiness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, lack of appetite and abdominal bleeding.
The CDC stresses that diligent environmental disinfection and safe handling of potentially contaminated materials is paramount in settings where patients with the Ebola virus have been, as blood, sweat, emesis, feces and other body secretions represent potentially infectious materials. In an effort to eliminate Ebola at the source, the use of innovative disinfection technology, such as TRU-D, is crucial to guaranteeing a pathogen-free environment for patients and health care staff.
Dr. Jeffery L. Deal, TRU-D's inventor and a Fellow in the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, traveled to the Republic of Liberia on Aug. 18 to lead the deployment of both TRU-D units by training hospital staff to operate the devices in a number of hospital environments and monitor progress for successful disinfection.
Deal joined dozens of disease specialists dispatched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help stop the spread of the largest recorded outbreak of the Ebola virus in history. Both TRU-D units that will be used in the Liberian hospitals were just released from a 28-month-long CDC-funded study conducted by the Duke University Prevention Epicenter Program, the most comprehensive evaluation of the real-world application of UV-C disinfection to date.
"We developed TRU-D SmartUVC technology to combat the devastating effects of hospital acquired infections," Deal says. "Unlike many diseases, Ebola strikes hospital workers more than any other group, making it the ultimate hospital acquired infection."
With TRU-D, healthcare leaders in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Saudi Arabia are eliminating pathogens like Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), influenza, norovirus, Clostridium difficile (C. diff.), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in all types of healthcare settings, including isolation wards, patient rooms, operating rooms, surgical suites, intensive care units, emergency rooms, public areas and ambulances.
"We know through extensive CDC-funded research specific to TRU-D conducted by thought leaders in epidemiology and infection prevention that TRU-D is effective at eliminating any pathogen by delivering a precisely measured UVC dose," says Chuck Dunn, president and CEO of TRU-D SmartUVC, LLC. "As soon as we knew we could aid struggling hospitals in Liberia, our team came together and formulated a plan to get TRU-D on the ground. With the help of the Liberian government, the National Task Force on Ebola and Dr. Deal's on-the-ground expertise, we know TRU-D is going to make an impact at JFK and ELWA Hospitals."
Source: TRU-D SmartUVC, LLC
Rare Disease Day 2024: Spotlight on Rare Infectious Diseases
February 29th 2024Rare Disease Day on February 29, 2024, shines a global light on the impact of rare diseases, including rare infectious diseases. With a focus on early diagnosis and treatment access, this day highlights the struggles of those with rare conditions.


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Windows Mobile is not dead, and in fact, its use on smartphones will nearly triple by 2013, according to analyst firm iSuppli Corp.
Windows Mobile now runs on 27.7 million smartphones and is projected to be in use on some 67.9 million smartphones in 2013, iSuppli said today. The 2013 forecast means that Windows Mobile would have a 15 per cent share of the global smartphone market by then, second to the Symbian OS, which would have a 47 per cent market share.
In 2008, Windows Mobile commanded second position although it dropped a notch to third place in 2009, iSuppli noted.
The findings are noteworthy since Windows Mobile has increasingly come under scrutiny, with some analysts at Gartner Inc. predicting it won't last beyond next year, when Windows Mobile 7 launches.
Recently, Palm Inc. announced it would not use the Windows Mobile OS and will concentrate on its WebOS instead.
Motorola Corp.'s head of consumer devices, Sanjay Jha has also criticized Windows Mobile, preferring to focus on the Android OS that will be used on a number of upcoming devices. However, the enterprise side of Motorola recently announced the MC9500, a Windows Mobile-based rugged handheld
And Motorola executive Jerry McNerney predicted that support for Windows Mobile would continue.
Ballmer: We 'screwed up with Windows Mobile'
Even so, none other than Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer last week told investors that his company had done poorly with Windows Mobile development and as a result had reorganized the team working on the product.
iSuppli analyst Tina Teng said the loss of Palm and doubts about Motorola are only some of the challenges Windows Mobile faces, including how it will compete more widely against Symbian, which powers Nokia devices, and Android, which is going to be deployed in phones from several manufacturers.
Teng said Windows Mobile can remain competitive, mainly because it supports a broad range of widely used applications. Microsoft also offers services to help customers who want to customize smartphones and supports software integration. By contrast, integrators that want to customize Symbian and Android phones must invest in add-on software, she said.
She also noted that Windows Mobile recently gained another licensee: LG, the third largest mobile phone manufacturer, which has pledged to produce 50 Windows Mobile-based handsets in coming years.
Teng admitted that Windows Mobile does have shortcomings, especially when compared with the slicker touchscreen interfaces of Apple's iPhone and even the Android phones backed by Google Inc.
Still, she predicted Microsoft will catch up with the release of Windows Mobile 7. It is expected to have an enhanced user interface and browser as well as multitouch controls, she noted.
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The social commerce space is heating up. We recently learned about social commerce site Soldsie. The site lets customers buy from your Facebook or Instagram site just by commenting.
Now, Chirpify, a social commerce site that's been around for about four years, is adding analytics to its social media selling tools with the acquisition of social analytics startup, Measureful.
Chirpify allows businesses, marketers and customers to sign up for its services and buy and sell items through their social streams on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Using what Chirpify calls "action tags," hashtags specially established to encourage a particular action (see image above), the service allows customers to buy, enter a contest, donate and vote by commenting.
For example, users can search Instagram or another platform for an action tag like #instasale. Then by commenting "buy" an instant transaction takes place via PayPal.
Measureful collects a variety of data including information on visitor actions, mobile visitors, social channels, eCommerce and more.
The platform provides a dashboard with a drag and drop menu that allows you to build analytics reports from that data in any way you wish to view or present it.
The platform is designed to be used not only for businesses wishing to collect their own data from customer interaction online, it is also designed to be an easy way for marketers and agencies to provide information on the effectiveness of a campaign to clients.
In a post on the official Measureful blog, CEO John Koenig explains:
"Combining our existing marketing insight platform with theirs presents a unique opportunity for brands to leverage data to further fuel marketing conversions and retarget based on those specific insights.
We'll continue to support the Measureful platform as a stand-alone offering and provide the same outstanding customer support for existing and new customers. Furthermore, this gives the Measureful platform unique access to social media conversion data and more resources to integrate additional 3rd party social media data sources."
Specific terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.


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I captured my memories of you,
and placed them inside a glass jar.
Holding it close and so none could dare escape,
I screwed on the lid twisting it as tightly as I could.
Like the fireflies we had captured when we were young,
each memory flew innocently around inside the jar.
Upon rising the next morn I came to find,
each memory was dead from lack of air.
Nothing was left and utter despair filled my heart.
I resolved that I could and would do better,
so eagerly I set about capturing more.
Into the glass jar I placed each one and again
screwed down the lid, this time tighter than before.
Believing I had learned a hard lesson in life,
I punched holes in the top so air would enter in,
believing the memories would now never die.
I watched them flutter so happily about,
which brought an ever present smile to my face.
Until, eventually I dozed in this contented place.
Waking many hours later in the early evening.
I looked for the memories to remind me of you
but the jar I held was now empty and cold.
Unscrewing the lid I could find nothing there.
I sighed deeply, realizing that the holes must have
been too big, allowing each memory to escape.
I could not ever hold them I thought,
as I sat clasping the jar with clenched fists.
The evening began to fade as the dark curtain
of night began to fall covering the land.
My hands still gripped tightly to the empty jar,
my heart void of anything, feeling nothing.
The darkness smothered the forgotten light of day.
Finally, I dared to move and looking up over my head,
I was astounded by the sight before me.
A million twinkling lights, each a memory of you
shone white hot against the dark canvas of night.
As the memories flooded back in wave after wave,Â
I distinctly and clearly remembered this one.
How we ran and laughed capturing fireflies,
without a care in the world; when we were young.
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9314.0 - Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Aug 2002
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August new motor vehicle sales trend firm: ABS The trend estimate for total new motor vehicle sales increased by 0.8% in August. The main component of the increase was other vehicles, which continued to show strong growth, rising 1.7% since July. New passenger vehicle sales rose marginally (0.3%). Over the twelve months to August 2002, the trend estimate for total new vehicle sales rose 8.1%. The strongest growth was in Queensland (18.3%), with sales increasing in both passenger vehicles (17.3%) and other vehicles (19.7%). Victoria (-1.5%) and the Northern Territory (-1.0%) were the only state/territory to show negative growth in new passenger vehicle sales over the year. Seasonally adjusted sales of total new motor vehicles increased by 4.1% in August 2002 with sales of other vehicles increasing by 5.9% and passenger vehicles increasing by 3.2%. Passenger vehicle sales in Tasmania declined by -0.6% in seasonally adjusted terms from July, the only state/territory to do so. Sales of New Motor Vehicles, August 2002
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MCSE track changes are getting tougher. But are the changes happening too quickly?
Sometimes readers surprise me. When I wrote in my November column that the tough new Windows 2000 track for MCSEs represented a great opportunity more than anything else—and perhaps simply what MCSEs have been asking for all along—I expected some angry mail about Microsoft's decisions. Instead, readers replied in droves that they think Microsoft is doing the right thing in raising the standard for the MCSE. For example, one reader in the process of obtaining his MCSE wrote, "I agree, the exams should be harder. [And] there should be a minimum requirement for experience, not a recommendation."
"It's about time that Microsoft decided to make the MCSE certification truly valuable," commented another MCSE. "Microsoft is doing exactly what it needs to do to protect NT [and] to protect their strongest and most successful marketers—MCSEs. Way to go Microsoft. Make the certifications really worth something!"
Almost all of those statements, however, were followed by heated comments regarding the retirement date Microsoft has set for the NT 4.0 exams (the end of 2000, giving current MCSEs until the end of 2001 to recertify on Windows 2000).
The fact that Windows 2000 isn't available yet and won't be for another three to six months from the time of this writing raised plenty of concern about obtaining the proper experience on the new product. "First of all, W2K hasn't even been released yet," wrote an IT professional in Redmond who supports a small IT shop and asked to remain unnamed. "How am I to gain experience on a product that isn't on the shelf? A forced migration to a product that isn't even out yet sounds like more slick marketing."
Plenty of companies will be running both NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 for some time to come, readers pointed out: "By decertifying the 4.0 track in such a rushed manner, Microsoft has ensured that future employers have no meaningful tool to measure if potential technicians have the necessary skills to administer 4.0/Win2K environments. Consider this: If the 4.0 track is decertified, no one will be teaching it. If no one teaches it, new IT personnel will have no resources to acquire the skills other than 'playing' with the software… I'm all for raising standards, but let's do it in a well-planned, calculated manner."
Or this from another MCSE: "I took six tests in a two-month span, and passed them all—not because of cramming or classes, but because of years of experience in real-world environments with the products. How am I going to get that experience on Win2K? Even if I implemented it as soon as it was commercially available, we would be talking months. And who would be stupid enough to implement a brand- new, untested, and certainly unstable technology immediately upon its release?"
At any rate, now that the ship date for Win2K has apparently slipped into 2000, Microsoft may be forced to reconsider those dates.
In the meantime, your best bet is to keep Microsoft informed of your opinion, since the certification folks have shown that they can be responsive to customer feedback. We'll run some additional reader comments on the topic in the January issue.
About the Author
Linda Briggs is the founding editor of MCP Magazine and the former senior editorial director of 101communications. In between world travels, she's a freelance technology writer based in San Diego, Calif.
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St. Louis, MO – Tony Cruz's two-run triple in the fourth inning proved to be the difference, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins, 3-2, in the middle installment of a three-game series.
Skip Schumaker had an RBI single in the fourth for the Cardinals, who bounced back from a 3-2 loss in the opener on Friday.
Kyle Lohse (9-2) gave up two runs on three hits over seven innings to win his third straight start. The right-hander, who struck out four, has pitched at least seven innings in six straight starts, going 4-1 in that span.
"I'd say as far as a pitch-maker goes, he's as good as anybody right now. Not trying to overwhelm people with stuff, as much as making pitches," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
Justin Ruggiano hit a two-run homer for the Marlins, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Carlos Zambrano (4-7) allowed three runs on seven hits over five full frames to suffer another loss. He is 0-4 over his last six outings, with the Marlins losing each game.
"We're looking forward to having a very strong second half. We know what we can do," Zambrano said.
The Marlins jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Giancarlo Stanton, who missed the previous four games with a sore right knee, led off with a single and scored on Ruggiano's one-out homer to left.
The news was not all good for Stanton, who lasted just two innings Saturday. Scott Cousins came on as a pinch-hitter for him in the third as the Marlins All-Star right fielder left with right knee discomfort. It was learned after the game that Stanton will have surgery on Sunday in Miami and will miss the next 4-to-6 weeks.
Miami lost the lead in the fourth. Allen Craig singled and David Freese walked to get the Cardinals going. Schumaker's RBI single to left and Cruz's two-run triple down the right-field line made it 3-2 in favor of St. Louis. After Lohse grounded out, Rafael Furcal hit a grounder back to the pitcher. Cruz was thrown out at home on the play.
The Marlins had a chance to tie the game in the eighth and ninth. Mitchell Boggs gave up a one-out double to Greg Dobbs in the eighth. Dobbs moved to third on Jose Reyes' groundout, but Hanley Ramirez grounded out to end the threat.
Jason Motte gave up consecutive two-out singles to Logan Morrison and Ruggiano in the ninth, but Donovan Solano fouled out to give Motte his 20th save of the season.
Game Notes
The Cardinals have taken four of six from the Marlins this year...Zambrano fell to 12-8 in his career against St. Louis...Lohse improved to 5-2 in nine career meetings with the Marlins...Ruggiano extended his hitting streak to 10 games...Stanton was set to participate in both the All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby and was viewed as one of the favorites for the latter event, given his premier power tool. The National League has replaced him on the All-Star Game roster with 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen will take Stanton's spot in the derby.


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It's worth noting that, although the President of the United States hasn't the power of Generalisimo Chavez, Pres. Obama's attacks on speculators are just as politically opportunistic and economically ignorant – and potentially as destructive – as are any such attacks issued by Latin American dictators…
– Don Boudreaux, Café Hayek.
If anyone out there still needed a primer on why a Government-Centered Society was doomed to ineluctable failure, Hugo Chavez is conducting a seminar in ineptitude out of Caracas. Hugo Chavez has decided to devalue his currency in order to flood the Venezuelan State-Run oil company with revenue. He would then "tax" these revenues in order to fund his social welfare apparatus which has fueled his political viability.
Looking only at the revenue side of the equation makes this plan look like a winner. The oil company gets more cash, Chavez gets more revenue. However, the cash is held in the form of a deliberately devalued currency. By definition, each individual unit must buy less in goods and services. Except that Hugo Chavez doesn't like that definition. He wants to have his cake and eat it too. He doesn't like the price of a hyper-inflated lunch.
So now the Venezuelans get to play the Leftist Version of The Price Is Right. Soldiers are deploying to make certain that store owners don't guess too high when they haul out the price gun. If they do, the Venezuelan National Guard will haul out the weaponry and confiscate the store. The Christian Science Monitor describes this hyper-Keynesian view of a well-regulated system of commerce.
Chávez said the moves should not spur price increases, and on his Sunday radio and television address promised to punish those who do. "There is no reason for anybody to be raising prices," he said, calling on citizens to "publicly denounce the speculator" and promising to "take over any business, of any size, that plays the bourgeoisie speculation game."
This means that any store owner that reacts to a 50% decrease in nominal currency value by raising prices a logical 100% will need bayonet assault course training to plead his case. So the store owners are using their only other viable recourse and de facto shutting down. The artificial price levels are insuring that nothing remains available. The New York Times described the fundamental breakdown in everyday commerce.
A supermarket in the upscale La Castellana neighborhood recently had plenty of chicken and cheese — even quail eggs — but not a single roll of toilet paper. Only a few bags of coffee remained on a bottom shelf. Asked where a shopper could get milk on a day when that, too, was out of stock, a manager said with sarcasm, "At Chávez's house."
The United States blessedly limits the power it invests in one branch of our Federal Government. This is good, because compared to the technocrats in Venezuela; America's current political leadership has no monopoly on decency, logic or even basic common sense. In recent years, America's economic "Leaders" have felt their perspicacity impinged as prices for essentials like food and fuel have gone up "unexpectedly."
After a major spike in the summer and fall of 2008, people believed the worst had receded as prices reached a valley of $1.61 by Christmas. But then, they began an inexorable climb back up to about $3.90. This happened at a monotonic rate, over a three year period. This was not a shock or a manipulation. It was a steady, consistent climb of approximately $0.70 per year.
What has happened between 2009 and now has not been a speculative bubble. The behavior is entirely too consistent and steady. There is no sudden shock* to react to. Yet still "The Speculators™" get trotted out there like "The E-VIL Banksters™" were a few short years ago. Like Hugo Chavez, Our President Barack Obama wants the US electorate to dance to the tune of yet another boogeyman.
On April 17th, as the predictable commodity market reaction to a policy of loose money and low interest rates caused him political grief, Barack Obama busily pulled out "The Speculators™." In order to "check the box on the economy" and "do something about the problem," Barack Obama unveiled the following proposals.
The Obama administration proposed new measures Tuesday to limit speculation in the oil markets, seeking to draw a contrast with Republicans who have been calling for more domestic drilling during a time of near record gasoline prices. The new proposals require oil traders to put up more of their own money for transactions, ask for more money for market enforcement and monitoring activities, and call for higher penalties for market manipulation.
Of course this ignores the lack of any physical evidence that a "cornered market" has occurred. Somebody has to own a significant portion of an existing commodity to profoundly manipulate its price. This would imply that prices can fluctuate in ways that President Obama doesn't like absent any sort of greedy capitalist boogeyman.
This would pierce the eminence front that gets erected anytime a government wants to spend beyond its means and use implicit inflation to make the people pay back the debt without the appearance of excess taxation. And that's the truth that gets hidden when a government attempts to control prices. Inflation remains the cruelest tax of all and is present in the margin between what interest bearing accounts pay and what goods and services cost. No blaming a corporate entity with a margin to hold will make this obvious truth any less obvious.
* – Magically doubling a money supply is an example of speculative price manipulation. hedging against a consistent, observable price trend is not in the same league.


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Contact Details for the Barbados Embassy in Ottawa Canada
Address : 55 Metcalf Street Suite 470
Ottawa ON K1P 6L5
Phone 1 : (+1) 613 236 9517
Phone 2: (+1) 613 236 9518
Fax : (+1) 613 230 4362
Email : [email protected]
Website : .
Opening hours of the Barbados Embassy in Ottawa
The Office opening hours are:
Mon – Fri : 08:45-17:00
Please always ensure you contact the Embassy prior to visiting as the Barbados Embassy follows a collection of Canadian Public Holidays as well as Barbados Public Holidays, and these dates do change from year to year. Contact the Embassy directly to check it will be open on the day you plan to attend.
Barbados Embassy Appointments
If you need to make an appointment with the Embassy of Barbados, this can be done by contacting the embassy on : (+1) 613 236 9517.
You may need to make an appointment for services such as:
- Passport and Visa interviews
- Notarization of Documentation
- Witnessing Documents
- Citizenship interviews for children born overseas to parents with citizenship of Barbados
- Other requirements for your visas, travel, licensing checks, documentation requirements or advice.
The Embassy has certain times available for appointments and these vary month to month. So do please make contact and secure an appointment. Don't simply show up without an appointment at the Barbados Embassy as you may find you will need to come back another day for a set appointment.
Services offered by the Barbados Embassy Ottawa Canada
About the Barbados Embassy in Canada
The Barbados Embassy in Ottawa, provides a range of Embassy and Consular services to Barbados, Canadian and international citizens in Canada needing services related to Barbados
The Barbados Embassy in Ottawa, Canada provides services for:
- General or specific information regarding the Barbados economy, culture, sports and education.
- Barbados Citizenship Information. Including the documentation requirements, the process and the timeframe for obtaining Barbados Citizenship. This may be for people of Barbados Descent or for children born overseas as well as situations such as immigration and adoption. The embassy can answer you directly or advise you on what you need to do.
- Specific contacts and information in Barbados – such as contacts for doing business in Barbados or Government departments in Barbados to help you with your specific requirements.
- Barbados Visas. The Embassy takes applications and processes visa applications for Canadians and International citizens wishing to visit, do business in or live permanently in Barbados
- Barbados Passports – The Barbados takes applications for and delivers Barbados passports for Barbados applicants.
Visas and Passports for Barbados
Further information on Visas and Passports via the Barbados Embassy Ottawa Canada
Visas for Barbados
There are many different kinds of visas for Barbados. Each type of visa is for different circumstances and each type of visa requires different documentation. There are visitor visas, business visas, partner visas, temporary visas, permanent residency visas, study visas and more.
Please look on our website and make contact with us at the Embassy via the contact details above to ensure you are following the correct process and that you will have the needed documentation at your appointment.
Visas can take time to obtain. The timeframes can be from a few days for simple visas to many months for more complex visas. Give yourself as much time as possible to obtain your visa. Contact us to find out the timeframes to expect on the specific visa type you are looking to apply for.
Canadian Visas for citizens of Barbados
If you are seeking services or documents in relation to being a citizen of Barbados looking to obtain or extend your Canadian Visa – you can obtain more information here – Canadian Immigration and Visa information. Or take our free Visa Assessment to determine which Canadian Visas you are eligible for:
Passports for Barbados Citizens.
Passports can be applied for or renewed at the Embassy. The process can take a few weeks, so please don't leave your Barbados passport application or renewal to the last minute.
Contact us to ensure you have the full set of documentation required for your passport appointment. You are going to need ID documents and supporting paperwork as well as the passport application and fee.
Simply contact us to be confident you have everything and to ensure things will go smoothly with your passport. Contacting us prior to your visit to the Barbados Embassy in Canada will have you avoid any disappointment of needing to make multiple visits for your passport application or renewal.


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Monday, May 14, 2007
Is your Copper River salmon really wild? (the odds)
If you buy Copper River salmon, you might have paid fancy prices for a farm-bred fish. After all the negative press around fish farms, spending that much for a farm-bred fish is a depressing thought. Today, when the first wild salmon of the year is flown into Seattle, blogfish brings you the odds.
The proportion of hatchery fish in the "wild" salmon catch is not widely publicized. Hatchery breeding doesn't really fit with the glorious stories of why Copper River wild fish are truly the best. The promotions usually run something like: "spawned in a cold mountain river, after swimming many miles upstream." So it's hard to get exact numbers on hatchery supplementation of wild salmon production. Here's what I could find.
Overall, the Copper River catch is 24% hatchery origin. This is mostly sockeye, and the sockeye are 25% hatchery origin. So far as I can find, there are no hatchery chinook (king) salmon in the Copper River catch, so it looks like Copper River kings are all wild fish, except for possibly a small number of strays.
So if you want to stay away from farm-spawned fish in your fancy Copper River "wild" salmon purchases, go for the more expensive kings. If you go for sockeye, you have a 1 in 4 chance of getting a hatchery fish.
It's an open question, whether hatchery fish are really inferior as seafood. Even hatchery salmon put on most of their growth after release, so it might not matter a lot. But the hype around "wild" salmon sure doesn't tell the truth about hatchery salmon, and I really think people ought to know what they're buying. They can decide for themselves if they want to pay fancy "wild" prices for a farm-bred hatchery fish.
Image: spawning "wild" salmon at a hatchery. Note orange eggs flowing out chute at bottom. Tweet
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- Anonymous said...
How Wild is "Really Wild"?
Can even non-hatchery salmon in Alaska and the Pacific NW be considered "Really Wild"? Based on long-term records, Ricker (1981)found that (1) all five salmon species showed decreases in size and age over the time span of the fishery; (2) coho and pink salmon exhibited the greatest changes in size and age; (3) these changes were almost certainly due to the cumulative genetic impacts casused by commercial fisheries removing fish of larger than average size; and (4) for sockeye and possibly other species, selection increased both the percentage of young, lightly taken "jack" salmon (precocious male salmon that return a year or more earlier to spawn at a smaller size)and the size difference between jacks and "hooknose" males (larger males that spend additional time in the ocean and return to spawn at a larger size).
Why is this significant? It demonstrates empirically that fishing pressure can alter the genetics of wild salmon populations. This becomes more significant when coupled with findings from a seperate set of studies (Gross 1985,1988,1991)focused on coho salmon reproductive behaviour, alternative life history strategies, and intra specific competition that demonstrate how such changes can impact the long- and short-term evolutionary traits and success of salmon species.
Documented fishing-induced genetic impacts to salmon include increasing the percentage of smaller jack males spawning, greatly decreasing the average size of spawning males (and females) overall, and decreasing the average size of salmon caught in most fisheries. Research (Gross) suggests that in some cases male salmon populations once characterized by large, aggressive, fighting, hooknose males may be transformed into ones dominated by much smaller, precocious jacks. A variety of other scenarios are also probable and it is even possible that in the future ocean caught salmon will consist solely of female females.
So then, I wonder, are even non-hatchery salmon with their altered genetics and their changing life-history characteristics "really wild"? Certainly more so than those spawned in a bucket, but "really wild", I don't know. However, I do know that it is worth thinking about? - Wed May 16, 11:03:00 AM PDT
- Mark Powell said...
Livestock-like wild salmon in Alaska because of fishing? It's certainly true that fishing changes fish populations, and what is a "wild" salmon is a deep question when looked at from this perspective.
I think you're right, there are few truly "wild" salmon left anywhere. And, sadly, we know not what we have lost. Thanks much for the food for thought. - Wed May 16, 11:08:00 AM PDT
- Anonymous said...
Wow! You really did not do your homework before deciding to publish and article on Copper River salmon. I wonder what your motivation was. There actually is a small hatchery up in Gulkana that releases salmon into the Copper River. It is a later run salmon and does not account for more than three (3%) percent of the catch. I presume you were misqualifying Prince William Sound sockeye salmon in your false report. Contrary to popular misgivings, the Copper River is not in Prince William Sound. It is in the Gulf Coast of Alaska, east of Prince William Sound. Some time ago, a lazy journalist located the Copper River in Prince William Sound and the falsehood has just snowballed. Please get your facts right before standing on a soapbox. Furthermore, your photo is of a hatchery crew processing pink salmon. I am guessing from a hatchery in Prince William Sound. Why would you post a misleading photo? They have quite the successful hatchery system in Prince William Sound. Hatchery fish are not farmed fish. Please do your homework on this topic as well. Once you do, and you realize how miniscule the fry are when they are released into the ocean, you will know how ridiculous your article is. You obviously did not research your topic. You get an F.
- Mon Mar 31, 09:40:00 PM PDT
- Mark Powell said...
Anonymous, read the linked reference, slide 14. Commercial hatchery catch averaged 306,000 and wild catch averaged 938,000 over the period 1998-2004. As for the size of hatchery fish, tiny fish spawned in a hatchery are still putting the lie to the wild fish rhetoric of fish spawned in a cold mountain river. The picture is a fish hatchery, to show what one looks like. Not exactly fish spawning in a river, is it?
- Thu Apr 03, 09:24:00 PM PDT
- Anonymous said...
Mark Powell, like I said, do your homework before writing an article. A hatchery in Prince William Sound does not produce Copper River fish. The Copper River is not located in Prince William Sound. When you are quoting hatchery report numbers, you are quoting numbers from Prince William Sound. They might as well be from Belgium. THEY ARE NOT RELATED! Research the segmented Alaska Fish & Game numbers. And therein lies the falsehood behind your bogus report. If you worked as hard at researching your article as you did defending your fictitious article, we would not be having this discussion.
- Fri May 09, 09:48:00 AM PDT
- Mark Powell said...
The linked reference is all about Copper River fish, not Prince William Sound. Read the title: "Copper River Wild/Hatchery
stock Identification, CWT
through strontium chloride" and see the map on slide 8. Why do you think refers to Prince William Sound fish? - Fri May 09, 01:20:00 PM PDT
- Anonymous said...
Well Alaska, looks like the consumer is starting to catch on to your hatchery released/semi-wild salmon marketing game.
I personally am sick and tired of hearing about how Alaska has so much 'wild' salmon when I know that over 25% or hatchery raised, pellet fed, net pen reared (need I go on?)
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
But, the days of jealous diatribes about farmed salmon are coming to an end. Just say it, "Yes, we farm salmon". It'll be very therapeutic.
You're just lucky that the author didn't expose the fact that the Copper River salmon have been found to contain the highest levels of PCB's of all salmon in the Pacific Ocean (Ewald et al). For $35 per pound, I guess Seattlers must love their PCB's? - Fri May 09, 04:50:00 PM PDT
- Anonymous said...
I'm not really sure what to take away from your article. I don't particularly care if my salmon began their lives in a hatchery as long as they've spent most of their time in the wild. And the only reason I care about wild vs. farm-raised is because of PCB levels. Farm-bred? Does that matter? Does it have any impact on PCB levels? You don't really say. We all know salmon is expensive. But is Copper River salmon safe to eat? That's still the question, apparently...
- Sat Apr 11, 06:03:00 AM PDT
- Brett R said...
I don't know much about this hatchery vs. wild stuff, but I would like to know the hype around Copper River Salmon is tre. I have a friend who claims there is no difference between Copper River Salmon and others. He claims it's all just a merketing ploy to overcharge for the Copper River Salmon. What do you think?
- Wed May 26, 05:54:00 AM PDT
- Mark Powell said...
Check out an earlier blogfish post, Are Copper River Salmon Really Better? The bottom line answer--not really http://blogfishx.blogspot.com/2006/05/are-copper-river-salmon-really-better.html
- Wed May 26, 11:39:00 AM PDT
- Mark Powell said...
Check out an earlier blogfish post, Are Copper River Salmon Really Better? The bottom line answer--not really http://blogfishx.blogspot.com/2006/05/are-copper-river-salmon-really-better.html
...I know a Brett R from my Umpqua days...is this the same person? - Wed May 26, 11:44:00 AM PDT


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Michael Blassie unknown no more
We want the truth, we want to bring him home.
—Jean Blassie, mother of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, 1998
It may be that forensic science has reached the point where there will be no other unknowns in any war.
—William S. Cohen, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1998
On Memorial Day 1984, the remains of a soldier killed during the Vietnam War were laid to rest in the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery. A decade later, however, questions began to arise about the identity of this unknown soldier.
First Lieutenant Michael Joseph Blassie, 24, was shot down over South Vietnam in 1972 and presumed dead. When family members received word that his remains might be buried in the Tomb of the Unknown, they petitioned the Department of Defense to open the site and conduct previously unavailable DNA testing. In 1998 the Tomb of the Unknown was opened and the remains of the Vietnam Unknown—identified as X-26—were removed.
Forensic anthropologists took the aged and damaged samples of bone for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing. Because mtDNA is passed along the maternal line, scientists compared the Unknown Soldier's DNA against two samples submitted by First Lieutenant Blassie's mother and sister and found a match.
On July 11, 1998, 1st Lt. Michael Blassie was buried with full military honors in Jefferson National Cemetery, Missouri, near his hometown, in the same cemetery as his father.
Going further: Lt. Blassie and the unknown soldier
Michael Joseph Blassie, the oldest of five children of a St. Louis meat cutter, entered the Air Force Academy in 1966 and received his officer's commission in June 1970. During a tour of Vietnam, he served as a member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron. On May 11, 1972, at age 24, his A-37B Dragonfly aircraft was shot down near An Loc, about 60 miles north of Saigon.
Immediate recovery attempts were launched, but Blassie had crashed in an area controlled by enemy forces so it was impossible to examine the crash site. Five months later, during a sweep of the area, a South Vietnamese Army patrol recovered a pelvis, an upper arm bone, and some ribs, as well as the remnants of a flight suit, a life raft, pieces of a parachute, and part of a USAF holster. The remains and associated materials were eventually turned over to the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii for analysis and identification. They were initially classified as belonging to Lt. Blassie. However, analysis at the time suggested that the remains were not a compelling match to Blassie's age and height. With the conflicting information between the forensic analysis and the physical evidence, the remains were designated as "Unknown" and assigned the number "X-26."
The timely and accurate identification of men and women who die while serving in the armed forces has long been a priority for the United States government. The Armed Forces have adopted the latest advances in fingerprint and dental identification, and forensic anthropology and radiology. But not all remains can be identified with such methods. Records can get damaged or destroyed, and post-mortem materials can be affected by decomposition, body fragmentation and exposure to heat.
With the invention of the polymerase chain reaction in 1985, DNA analysis moved to the forefront of forensic technologies. In 1991 the Department of Defense founded the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL). AFDIL has used DNA analysis to identify the remains of at least 150 military personnel from Vietnam, Korea, and World War 2, and assisted in the identification of victims from high profile disasters, both natural and man-made. Now that DNA samples are taken from everyone who joins the U.S. Armed Forces, there may never be another American "unknown soldier."
Mitochondrial DNA testing
Human beings have copies of DNA from each biological parent, stored in the nucleus of every cell. DNA is also stored in tiny, energy-producing structures in the cells, called mitochondria. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) differs from nuclear DNA because human beings inherit mtDNA solely from the mother and share this information with siblings and maternal relatives. Unlike nuclear DNA, each cell carries more than a hundred copies of mtDNA, since each cell contains many mitochondria but only one nucleus. The ability to match mtDNA between related individuals, and the fact that it does not degrade as rapidly as nuclear DNA, makes it a valuable tool in the identification of human remains.


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Seriously guys, what is the obsession with college?
"Everyone should have the opportunity to go to college!"
"You can't get a good job without going to college, ya know."
"Where are you going to go to college after you graduate?"
"You don't have to know what you want to study. Just go 'undecided' and figure it out as you go along!"
"College isn't about getting a job. College is about becoming a critical thinker."
I bet you've heard all of these things. Maybe even said some of them. Because they were said to you. And, I mean, only some kind of complete jerk would discourage someone from going to college. College is Good! Right?
Now before you skip the rest of what I have to say, jump to the comments section and write something about how, you know, I must be a complete jerk or something, give me just a minute.
Some people enjoy things or have an aptitude for the kind of career that doesn't require a degree from a four year institution.
Some people graduate from high school and have no idea what they enjoy or even have an aptitude for and shouldn't be expected to start pursuing a career or training for a career right away.
Some people enjoy things and have an aptitude for the kind of career that does require a degree from a four year institution.
Some people believe that college has nothing to do with careers and poo-poo the idea that one should expect their university education to be directly linked to their future employment. And to them I say "Great. Where can I purchase clothing for my children using smiles of gratitude?"
What I'm trying to say is this- all sorts of people mean all sorts of abilities and tendencies and strengths. We NEED all sorts of people in the work force. We need plumbers and electricians and lawyers and contractors and tow-truck operators. We need teachers and artists and physical therapists and midwives and farmers. We need store managers and those dudes who repair shoes (see? See how entrenched we are in "college major" careers? I can't even think of the word for shoe repair guys!) and that guy who designs the packaging for your favorite video game. And surgeons. And moms.
If someone would make an excellent X and being an X is best achieved by some sort of apprenticeship and vocational training instead of by going to a four year college and while they may never be "wealthy" by American standards as an X, at least they'll be peaceful and happy and not have any student loans and be able to earn an honest wage in a way that they enjoy, what is wrong with them being an X?
When I was little, I was told I had to be a doctor or a lawyer. I am neither, by the way. But every time I would bring up any other career or stare dreamily off into the distance and say something about how it would be so FUN to be a Y someday, I was immediately told that I needed a lot of money to be happy and the best way to have a lot of money was to be a doctor or a lawyer. That I was too smart to be anything "less". As if all people who are successful at careers with less prestige than doctor and lawyer must be stupid. And as if all doctors and all lawyers are brilliant.
Guess what, folks. I've met a whole lot of miserable rich people. Oh yes I have. Miserable. And I've met a whole lot of pretty happy people who would be considered poor by American standards. And I've met joyful people who are rich and miserable people who are poor. And I've met financially successful people who didn't go to college and financially successful people who did. And those aren't that didn't and those aren't that did.


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While we all start stocking up on candy, cutting holes in sheets, and peeling grapes for home-made haunted houses, I thought I'd share the "spirit of the season" — Disney Foodie style!
Edible Halloween Treats in Disney World
Disney World has been setting the Halloween stage for two months now (remember those pumpkins on Main Street?), and I was so impressed by all of the fun Disney Halloween snacks and kitchen items at the World — I couldn't wait until October 31st to share them with you!
Halloween foods like candy corn, brown and orange striped chocolate-covered pretzels, crisped rice treats shaped like candy corn and pumpkins, Mickey Jack-o-lantern and Jack Skellington candy apples, and more can be found spread throughout Disney gift shops and especially in Disney candy stores and bakeries!
The Main Street Confectionery even had a special fudge flavor for the season — Reese's Pieces! Doesn't it look so sweet your teeth start to hurt?!
And Minnie's orange-and-purple witch hat was a big theme this year. I thought these little candy-filled Minnie ear hats were adorable. Perfect for halloween party favors. We also received Minnie witch hats on our "Celebration" cupcakes at Chef Mickey's (notice the little eyes peeking out from under the hat on the cupcake)!
Non-Food Foodie Fun
Halloween kitchen items and accessories were all over the place! I thought this was a great display in Disney's Hollywood Studios.
You can even get the apron embroidered!
I also thought the paper products throughout the Resort were a great touch. Mickey looks so excited to be jumping into that pile of leaves on the haunted house-themed cup!
Happy Halloween!
For those of you heading to Disney World in time to celebrate Halloween, have a blast, be safe, and Bon Appetit! For those of you who get to wait another year to see Halloween at Disney World, I hope this has been a fun little foodie tour of how the parks celebrate this spookiest of seasons…


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ATS 2014, SAN DIEGO ─ If you suffer from COPD, staying cool this summer may provide much more significant benefits than simply feeling more comfortable. A study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University says it may also keep you healthier. The study found COPD patients who were exposed to warm indoor temperatures had greater disease-related morbidity, including an increase in symptoms, a rise in the use of rescue medications and a decline in lung function. Higher outdoor temperatures were also associated with increased COPD symptoms.
The study's results have important implications for the treatment of COPD as the climate gradually becomes warmer, the researchers said.
The study was presented at the 2014 American Thoracic Society International Conference.
"Understanding the effect of heat on susceptible populations is increasingly important in order to anticipate and prepare for health effects related to climate change," said study lead author Meredith McCormack, M.D., MHS. "Although outdoor heat has been associated with increased mortality and with hospitalizations in specific populations, including COPD, less is known about individual-level exposure to heat and the impact on disease-specific outcomes. That was the focus of our study."
The study included 84 former smokers with moderate to severe COPD who each underwent three week-long observation periods spaced three months apart. During these periods, daily in-home and outdoor temperature monitoring was performed and study participants completed daily assessments of their COPD symptoms, measuring their breathlessness, cough and sputum production, their lung function, and their need for rescue inhaler medications. To study the effects of heat, investigators looked at the time spent in the warm season, which they defined as the time between the first and last day when temperatures exceeded 90°F in the city of Baltimore, the study's locale. The study included a total of 602 days of monitoring during the warm season, and patients reported going outdoors on only 48% of those days.
At the end of the study period, the researchers found that increases in indoor temperature were associated with increases in symptoms and rescue medication use and decreases in lung function. While the study participants spent little time outdoors, on days when some time was spent outdoors, increases in outdoor temperature were associated with increases in symptoms, but they did not affect medication use or lung function. These health effects of heat remained even after accounting for air pollution concentrations.
"These findings support the need for adaptive approaches to COPD treatment to prevent adverse health effects related to increases in temperature," McCormack said.
"Future work is needed to understand the mechanism by which heat impacts individuals with COPD and to identify the most effective intervention strategies," she added. "The need for novel approaches is especially critical in the face of anticipated climate change."###
* Please note that numbers in this release may differ slightly from those in the abstract. Many of these investigations are ongoing; the release represents the most up-to-date data available at press time.
Abstract 56218Indoor And Outdoor Heat Exposure Is Associated With Increased COPD MorbidityType: Scientific AbstractCategory: 06.03 - COPD: Epidemiology (CP/EOH)Authors: M.C. McCormack1, A.J. Belli2, A. Saha2, G.B. Diette2, D.L. Williams3, E.C. Matsui1, R.D. Peng4, P.N. Breysse3, N.N. Hansel2; 1Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD/US, 2Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore/US, 3Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Baltimore, MD/US, 4Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Baltimore/US
Abstract BodyRATIONALE: Understanding the effect of heat on susceptible populations is increasingly important to anticipate health effects related to climate change. Outdoor heat has been associated with increased mortality and increases in COPD hospitalizations in population studies. Less is known about individual-level exposure to heat and the impact on disease-specific outcomes. We sought to investigate the effect of heat exposure on symptoms, lung function, and rescue medication use in a cohort of former smokers with COPD.METHODS:Former smokers with moderate-severe COPD underwent week-long observation periods at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Daily in-home and outdoor temperature monitoring was performed and participants simultaneously completed daily assessment of symptoms(Breathlessness, Cough and Sputum Scale (BCSS)), rescue inhaleruse, and lung function (PiKO device). Visits during the warm season, defined as the first through last day with a maximum outdoor temperature >90 F, were included. Random effects modeling analysis was used and models were adjusted for age, sex, education, and FEV1% predicted or pack-years, as appropriate.RESULTS: Subjects with COPD (n=84) were older (69+7 years), Caucasian (88%), male (58%), former smokers (57 + 29 pack-years) with moderate-severe COPD (baseline FEV1 49+16 % predicted, FEV1/FVC 51+10 %). Participant had 602 days of monitoring during the warm season and reported going outdoors 48% of days (average outdoor time 2.0 + 2.1hours on these days). Increases in indoor temperature were associated with increases in symptoms and rescue medication use and decreases in lung function (Table). Among days participants went outdoors, increases in maximum temperature were associated with increases in symptoms (BCSS β=0.37, p<001 per 10ºF increase) and there was no relationship on days when participants did not go outdoors (β=-0.02, p=0.81; p-value interaction= 0.07). Outdoor temperature was not associated with medication use or lung function.CONCLUSIONS: Increasing indoor temperature was associated with disease-specific indicators of COPD morbidity, including increased symptoms, increased rescue medication use, and decreased lungfunction. Although participants spent most of their time indoors, outdoor temperature was associated with increased symptoms ondays participants went outdoors. The findings of clinically significant changes in disease-specific indicators of COPD morbidity support the need for adaptive approaches to protect such individuals from adverse respiratory health effects of heat exposure which are projected toincrease with the anticipated course of climate change.
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The Heavy Burden of the Open Borders Policy
Dr. Guita Hourani, due to the crisis in Syria, Lebanon is facing the biggest refugee influx since decades, with large waves of new refugees arriving recently. How many refugees are there in the country right now?
Guita Hourani: As you know, Lebanon has an open border policy with Syria and has not closed the borders to Syrian refugees. Therefore, it is hard to know the exact number of Syrians currently residing in Lebanon. All we know is the number of refugees registered with UNHCR. The rest of the data is estimated. According to UNHCR there are over 147,000 registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon and 64,000 additional people are awaiting registration. However, this number is increasing on a daily basis: UNHCR has reported that 10,000 new Syrian refugees are approaching it for registration daily.
What is the legal status of refugees in Lebanon in general and of these Syrian refugees in particular?
Guita Hourani: The legal status of refugees in Lebanon is an unresolved issue. The country lacks effective legislation and regulations regarding refugees. Lebanon is neither party to the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees nor its 1967 Protocol.
Lebanon continues to assert that it is not an asylum country, mainly because of the socio-demographic composition of its population and because of the large number of Palestinian refugees residing on its territory already. However, and despite the unbearable burden, the government of Lebanon has so far maintained open borders for the Syrian refugees, unlike the case for Jordan and Turkey.
It is claimed that the factual number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon is much higher than those who are officially registered with UNHCR. What is the reason for them not to register as refugees?
Guita Hourani: In general the number of refugees might be double or more than the official numbers. Many, especially those who have been working in Lebanon, already have their living and working arrangements in place, others may not know how to go about registering, and still others, especially those from the middle or upper classes, can afford to get by on their own and don't want to be stigmatised as refugees. Others might be afraid of being recognised and suffering retaliation, especially now that there are rumours that members of the Syrian secret service have infiltrated the refugee communities.
Some are afraid that their names will be released to the government of Lebanon and that it would share them with the Syrian regime. There have been reports that some refugees were handed back to the Syrian regime at the beginning of the influx, and some of these people were reportedly killed. There is a lack of trust by the refugee community in the Lebanese government due to these reports.
Having talked about the high numbers of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, why are there no official refugee camps in Lebanon?
Guita Hourani: The government chose not to have camps because the camps created for the Palestinians have been problematic.
They developed into states within a state, utilised to further threaten the security within the country. If you say "camps" in Lebanon it means settlement or a long-term stay, which the country cannot afford in any way, given its own internal challenges.
Where do the refugees actually reside?
Guita Hourani: Geographically, the Syrian refugees that are being registered by UNHCR are concentrated in the northern Akkar region with close to 75,000 refugees, Beirut and South Lebanon with about 18,000, and in the Bekaa Valley, which hosts up to 60,000 refugees. However, one can find Syrians – whether they are considered refugees or workers – in all the villages of Lebanon. The refugees live with host families, in schools, in mosques, and some of them rent places of varying quality; others camp in public places or in dilapidated buildings.
Could you describe the major humanitarian threats these Syrian refugees are facing in Lebanon nowadays?
Guita Hourani: Most of the Syrian refugees live under very deplorable conditions, in derelict houses; many even don't have enough to eat or to keep themselves warm during the winter months. They need medical attention, and some are traumatised. Another issue is of course the education of the children of the refugees.
And I am also concerned that, in order to survive economically, many families are forced to marry off their daughters at a very young age. There are cases of exploitation and "forced prostitution" due to financial needs and lack of protection. Another challenge is related to the infiltration of the youth by political or religious radical parties.
Which state institutions, charities or NGOs support the Syrian refugees inside Lebanon?
Guita Hourani: The Ministry of Social Affairs, the High Relief Commission, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of the Interior are among the governmental institutions that are working on the Syrian refugee problem. UNHCR is leading international humanitarian aid efforts and works with many international and local organisations. However, as the numbers swell and the needs grow, there is an urgent need for international funding and assistance.
Do you see the danger of growing tensions between host communities and the Syrian refugees in Lebanon?
Guita Hourani: Many of the refugees, or even those who moved to Lebanon as a consequence of the crisis in Syria and are searching for jobs, are low or semi-skilled labourers. This creates competition with their Lebanese counterparts. Media reports and anecdotal evidence have registered surging animosity between the two groups, especially as the Lebanese economy drifts into recession. In addition, there are Lebanese families in the North and the Bekaa region that are in need of assistance; as the Lebanese government is not helping them and all the aid is going to the Syrian refugees instead, they are beginning to harbour feelings of hostility towards the refugees.
What is the attitude of the Lebanese government and the public opinion toward the Syrian crisis?
Guita Hourani: The situation between Syria and Lebanon is precarious. In Lebanon there is a strong polarisation with regard to what is happening in Syria. Some are with the regime and others are with the opposition. The government of Lebanon is itself divided on the matter. Politicians represented in the current cabinet are calling to close the borders to keep the refugees out of Lebanon, while the government distanced itself not too long ago from the crisis through what it termed a "disassociation policy".
The public divide mirrors the political divide. The uncertainty about the end of the crisis and the future of Syria leaves many Lebanese concerned about the huge number of people coming into the country. Some fear that, whatever the outcome in Syria, these refugees will not return immediately after the end of the crisis. Many Lebanese are beginning to see the situation as similar to the one in Palestine.
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September 24, 2013
English alum to speak on the history of women and video games
English alum Laine Nooney, 2006 Master of Arts graduate, returns to campus on Friday, Sept. 27, for a public lecture on women and video game culture.
Her lecture, "Girls Had Game: Locating the History of Women's Play We Forgot to Remember," will take place from 4-5 p.m. in Town Hall at the Leadership Studies Building.
Nooney is completing her doctorate in cultural analysis and theory at Stony Brook University. Her research focuses on the media archaeology and cultural history of 19th- and 20th-century U.S. media and technology, specifically computers, video games, and domestic machines and spaces.
She has appeared on Public Radio International's "Marketplace" and other media venues to discuss her work.
In her talk, Nooney will offer historical context for the video game culture described in Ernest Cline's novel "Ready Player One," the K-State 2013 common reading selection, as well as demonstrating methods of cultural studies analysis and archival research on early computer games.
More information about Nooney's research is available from her website. Her lecture is sponsored by the English department.


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The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would restrict all abortions nationwide to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
The "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" (H.R. 1797), introduced by Arizona Republica Trent Franks, would end abortion after the point when scientists agree unborn children can feel pain.
In a nearly party-line vote, the measure passed 228-196.
Six Democrats voted yes. Six Republicans voted against the bill. Ten Congressmen did not vote. The full roll call, showing how every Congressman voted, is here.
Democrats who voted yes include: Henry Cuellar of Texas, Dan Lipinski of Illinois, Jim Matheson of Utah, Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, Collin Peterson of Minnesota, and Nick Rahall of West Virginia.
Republicans who voted against the bill include Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia, Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, Rodney Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, Richard Hanna of New York, Jon Runyan of New Jersey, and Rob Woodall of Georgia.
"Passage of today's landmark bill marks the first time in history, in either chamber of the U.S. Congress, that affirmative protection has been extended to unborn children," said Franks. "It is my prayer that today also marks a day when America finally opens her eyes to the humanity of these little victims and the inhumanity of what is being done to them."
Leaders in the pro-life movement expressed their joy at the bill's passage.
"This vote makes a statement in favor of life even though the Dem[ocrat]-controlled Senate likely won't move on it," said Cheryl Sullenger, senior policy advisor for Operation Rescue. "Getting this far was a big deal."
"This pro-woman, pro-science, Constitutional bill deserves an immediate vote in the U.S. Senate," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of the SBA List. "It's simple: children capable of experiencing unimaginable pain from abortion must be protected across the country."
The act's future is uncertain, as it lacks a companion in the Senate, and President Obama has threatened to veto it if the measure ever reaches his desk.
If the bill becomes law, abortionists who perform late-term abortions may face a fine or up to five years in prison.
The legislation would affect the 300 abortionists who perform abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization and an estimated 140 abortion providers who are willing to perform abortions at 24 weeks or later, according to a 2008 report from the Guttmacher Institute.
Some in the pro-life movement were outraged after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia added an amendment allowing abortion in the cases of duly reported rape or incest, a change he made in response to a media feeding frenzy over Franks' remarks about abortion and rape – remarks he says were misinterpreted.
The bill already allowed abortions to save the mother's life.
In response, Georgia Right to Life rescinded its previous support of the bill, saying it had been "hijacked."
"Sadly, the politics of compromise has decided that one class of children—those conceived by rape or incest—do not deserve protection from the agony of literally being ripped apart," said GRTL President Dan Becker.
Georgia Congressmen Paul Broun and Rob Woodall were two of the six Republicans to vote nay.
However, most of the nation's pro-life groups strongly supported the incremental measure as an improvement over existing policy. Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, said, "Any lawmaker who votes to allow unlimited abortion in the sixth month or later is voting to encourage a continuation of the horrors associated with the likes of Kermit Gosnell."
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President Obama issued a statement yesterday saying he"strongly opposes" the bill, which he said presents a "direct challenge to Roe v. Wade and shows contempt for women's health and rights, the role doctors play in their patients' health care decisions, and the Constitution."
Democrats shared his talking points in the hours prior to the vote.
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RALEIGH, Miss. – Beef and poultry producers across Mississippi will have an opportunity to get up to speed on the latest issues facing their industries and see new products and equipment on April 14.
The 2022 Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo will take place at the Charles Waldrup Agricultural Complex in Raleigh from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Mississippi State University Extension Service is cosponsoring the event with Community Bank of Raleigh, Mississippi Farm Bureau, First Financial Bank, Insul-Pro Plus, Pro Flow Motorsports, and the Soil and Water Conservation Districts of each participating county.
The expo will host educational sessions, and the trade show will feature tractors, farm equipment, pharmaceutical distributors, feed distributors, livestock trailers, ATVs, trucks and poultry equipment.
Seminar topics include construction practices to reduce poultry house insurance, solar power in the poultry industry, and beef cattle castration methods and pricing differences. Door prizes will also be offered.
The inaugural Charles Waldrup Memorial Agriculture Scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school senior continuing his or her education within the field of agriculture.
From the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 35 in Raleigh, travel about 3 miles south on Highway 35. Turn right onto SCR 77, or Oil Field Road. The Charles Waldrup Agriculture Complex is the third building on the left.
This is a free event and open to the public. MSU is an equal opportunity institution. For disability accommodation and to RSVP, please contact the MSU Extension office in Smith County at 601-782-4454.


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To Stay or Not To Stay in Government
Advice for a young federal manager considering making the leap to the private sector.
Last week, I wrote about my experience talking to "Heather," a 36-year-old-federal employee. Here are the basics of Heather's situation:
- Age 36 with 10 years of federal service; in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
- TSP balance: more than $200,000.
- Employed as a GS-14 project manager in the Washington area, at a salary of $112,224.
- Contributes at least 10 percent of basic pay to her Thrift Savings Plan account and is diversified between the five TSP options, with a substantial percentage split between the C, S and I funds.
- More than 20 years from retirement.
- Single mother raising a young son.
Heather's big question is whether she should continue to work for the federal government or leave federal service for a potentially more interesting position in the private sector. Because of her need to care for her son and the fact that she is the sole breadwinner for her family, she has to be very careful when making career moves.
I offered Heather the following tips and suggestions:
- Remember that in her current position, she gets a pension. The value of her FERS retirement will be based on having 31 years of service at age 57. It will be worth 31 percent of her high-three average salary if she continues in federal service to her minimum retirement age. This pension benefit would have to be replaced with retirement savings to provide equivalent income to her at 57. So, for example, using the 4 percent investment withdrawal rule of thumb, creating a $20,000 per year income would require an investment of $500,000. Heather should be aware that most employers in the private sector will not provide a similar defined benefit pension such as the FERS basic benefit.
- Ask potential future employers about retirement savings options, including matching contributions, fees and expenses, investment options and vesting requirements. Not all employers provide matching contributions and the expense ratios will likely be much higher than the low administrative expenses of the TSP. (The TSP's 2012 rate was .027 percent, or 27 cents per $1,000 of investments).
- If there is no pension benefit, then the reality is that Heather's savings will have to play a more important role in her retirement. She is doing a great job with her TSP account and if all goes well, she is on track to retire at age 57 if she stays in government.
- Other options may include changing jobs within the federal service without changing benefits to find more rewarding work.
- Other factors that will influence her career decisions include on-site day care at her federal employer; health insurance; Federal Employees Group Life Insurance that "floats" with her salary; family-friendly leave policies; and built-in disability benefits through accumulated sick leave, leave banks, leave transfer and disability retirement benefits.
Heather would be smart to consider the value of all of her federal benefits before making the decision to change careers and leave her federal job.
It can be an eye-opening process to review your benefits to understand their value and the factors that influence their future growth. The next step for Heather would be a thorough review of her retirement goals with a financial adviser to look at the big picture and find out if she has any debt and tax issues that might be lurking that could derail her plans. As a single mom, she'll also need to address estate planning issues at some point.
The good news is that Heather is doing many things right and she's on a path to a comfortable retirement. And that just goes to show that retirement planning should be an ongoing process throughout your federal career.
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Being a guide to talking like a pirate . . . or, at the very least, understanding someone else who is trying to talk like a pirate. Little effort has been made to distinguish genuine maritime terms from traditional fictional pirate lingo; it all works equally well in the game. Arrrrrr!
To start with, of course, say "ye" for you, "me" for my or mine, and don't skimp on the "ahoy" and "arrrrr!"
Addled -- Mad, insane, or just stupid. An "addlepate" is a fool.
Aft -- Short for "after." Toward the rear of the ship.
Ahoy -- "Hello!"
Avast! -- "Hey!" Could be used as "Stop that!" or "Who goes there?"
Begad! -- By God!
Belay -- Stop that. "Belay that talk!" would mean "Shut up!"
Belaying pin -- A short wooden rod to which a ship's rigging is secured. A common improvised weapon aboard a sailing ship, because they're everywhere, they're easily picked up, and they are the right size and weight to be used as clubs.
Bilge! -- Nonsense, or foolish talk. The bilges of a ship are the lowest parts, inside the hull along the keel. They fill with stagnant, stinking bilgewater -- or just "bilge."
Bilge-sucking -- A very uncomplimentary adjective.
Black Spot -- To "place the Black Spot" on another pirate is to sentence him to death, to warn him he is marked for death, or sometimes just to accuse him of a serious crime before other pirates.
Blaggard -- "Blackguard." An insult.
Blimey! -- An exclamation of surprise.
Booty -- Loot.
Bosun -- Boatswain; a petty officer.
Bowsprit -- The slanted spar at a ship's prow.
Brethren of the Coast -- The Caribbean buccaneers called themselves by this name in the 1640-1680 period. During this time, they actually formed a sort of fraternity, and did not (usually) fight each other or even steal from each other. After 1680, a new generation of pirates appeared, who did not trust each other . . . with good reason.
Briny deep -- The ocean. Probably no pirate in all history ever used this phrase, but don't let that stop you, especially if you can roll the R in "briny"!
Buccaneer -- A general term for the Caribbean pirates.
Bucko -- Familiar term. "Me bucko" = "my friend."
Cap'n -- Short for "captain."
Cat o'nine tails, or just "cat" -- a whip with many lashes, used for flogging. "A taste of the cat" might refer to a full flogging, or just a single blow to "smarten up" a recalcitrant hand.
Chandler, or ship-chandler -- see Sutler.
Chantey -- A sailor's work song. Also spelled "shantey" or "shanty."
Chase -- The ship being pursued. "The chase is making full sail, sir" = "The ship we're after is going as fast as she can."
Chest -- Traditional treasure container.
Corsair -- A more romantic term for pirate. But still a pirate.
Crow's nest -- A small platform, sometimes enclosed, near the top of a mast, where a lookout could have a better view when watching for sails or for land.
Cutlass -- A curved sword, like a saber but heavier. Traditional pirate weapon. Has only one cutting edge; may or may not have a useful point.
Davy Jones' locker -- The bottom of the sea.
Deadlights -- Eyes. "Use yer deadlights, matey!"
Dead men tell no tales -- Standard pirate excuse for leaving no survivors.
Dog -- A mild insult, perhaps even a friendly one.
Doubloon -- A Spanish gold coin. At different times, it was worth either 4 or 16 silver pesos, or "pieces of eight."
Fair winds! -- Goodbye, good luck!.
Feed the fish -- What you do when you are thrown into the sea, dead or alive.
Gangway! -- "Get out of my way!"
Godspeed! -- Goodbye, good luck!
Grog -- Generically, any alcoholic drink. Specifically, rum diluted with water to make it go farther.
Grub -- Food.
Gun -- A cannon.
Fore, or forrard -- Toward the front end of the ship.
Flogging -- Punishment by caning, or by whipping with the cat.
Hands -- The crew of a ship; sailors.
Handsomely -- Carefully. "Handsomely now, men!" = "Slow and careful!"
Head -- The toilet facilities aboard a modern ship. This will do for modern piratical talk. The toilet facilities aboard an ACTUAL pirate ship do not bear thinking about.
Jack Ketch -- The hangman. To dance with Jack Ketch is to hang.
Jack Tar, or tar -- A sailor.
Jollyboat -- A small but happy craft, perhaps even one which is a little dinghy.
Jolly Roger -- The pirates' skull-and-crossbones flag. It was an invitation to surrender, with the implication that those who surrendered would be treated well. A red flag indicated "no quarter."
Keelhaul -- Punishment by dragging under the ship, from one side to the other. The victim of a keelhauling would be half-drowned, or worse, and lacerated by the barnacles that grew beneath the ship.
Kiss the gunner's daughter -- A punishment: to be bent over one of the ship's guns and flogged.
Lad, lass, lassie -- A way to address someone younger than you.
Landlubber or just lubber -- A non-sailor.
Letters of Marque -- Papers issued by a national government during wartime, entitling a privately owned ship to raid enemy commerce, or even attack enemy warships. Early letters of reprisal were issued to merchants to make it legal for them to counter-raid pirates! A ship bearing such letters, and operating within their limits, is a privateer rather than a pirate . . . that is, a legal combatant rather than a criminal and murderer. The problem is that letters of marque aren't always honored, even by the government that issued them. Captain Kidd had letters of marque; his own country hanged him anyway.
Lights -- Lungs. A pirate might threaten to "have someone's lights and liver."
Line -- A rope in use as part of the ship's rigging, or as a towing line. When a rope is just coiled up on deck, not yet being used for anything, it's all right to call it a rope.
Lookout -- Someone posted to keep watch on the horizon for other ships or signs of land.
Maroon -- A fairly common punishment for violation of a pirate ship's articles, or offending her crew. The victim was left on a deserted coast (or, of course, an island) with little in the way of supplies. That way, no one could say that the unlucky pirate had actually been killed by his former brethren.
Me -- A piratical way to say "my."
Me hearties -- Typical way for a pirate leader to address his crew.
Matey -- A piratical way to address someone in a cheerful, if not necessarily friendly, fashion.
No quarter! -- Surrender will not be accepted.
On the Account -- The piratical life. A man who went "on the account" was turning pirate.
Piece of eight -- A Spanish silver coin worth one peso or 8 reales. It was sometimes literally cut into eight pieces, each worth one real.
Pillage -- To raid, rob, and sack a target ashore.
Pirate -- A seagoing robber and murderer. Contrast with privateer.
Poop deck -- The highest deck at the aft end of a large ship. Smaller ships don't have a poop; the highest part aft is the quarterdeck.
Port -- (1) A seaport. (2) The left side of the ship when you are facing toward her prow.
Poxy, poxed -- Diseased. Used as an insult.
Privateer -- A ship bearing letters of marque (q.v.), or one of her crew, or her captain. Thus, she can only attack an enemy ship, and only in time of war, but does so as a representative of her country. A privateer is theoretically a law-abiding combatant, and entitled to be treated as an honorable prisoner if captured.
Prow -- The "nose" of the ship.
Reef -- (1) An underwater obstruction of rock or coral which can tear the bottom out of a ship. (2) To reef sails is to shorten them, tying them partially up, either to slow the ship or to keep a strong wind from putting too much strain on the masts.
Rope's end -- another term for flogging. "Ye'll meet the rope's end for that, me bucko!"
Rum (noun) -- Traditional pirate drink.
Rum (adjective) -- Strange or odd. A "rum fellow" is a peculiar person, the sort who won't say "Arrrr!" on Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Sail ho! -- "I see a ship!" The sail, of course, is the first part of a ship visible over the horizon.
Salt, old salt -- An experienced seaman.
Scuppers -- Openings along the edges of a ship's deck that allow water on deck to drain back to the sea rather than collecting in the bilges. "Scupper that!" is an expression of anger or derision: "Throw that overboard!"
Scurvy -- (1) A deficiency disease which often afflicted sailors; it was caused by lack of vitamin C. (2) A derogatory adjective suitable for use in a loud voice, as in "Ye scurvy dogs!"
Sea dog -- An experienced seaman.
Shanty -- Another spelling for "chantey" - a sea song.
Shark bait -- (1) Your foes, who are about to feed the fish (q.v.). (2) A worthless or lazy sailor; a lubber who is no use aboard ship.
Shipshape -- Well-organized, under control, finished.
Shiver me timbers! -- An expression of surprise or strong emotion.
Sink me! -- An expression of surprise.
Smartly -- Quickly. "Smartly there, men!" = "Hurry up!"
Splice the mainbrace -- To have a drink. Or, perhaps, several drinks.
Spyglass -- A telescope.
Starboard -- The right side of the ship when you are facing toward her prow.
Sutler -- A merchant in port, selling the various things that a ship needed for supplies and repairs.
Swab (noun) -- A disrespectful term for a seaman. "Man that gun, ye cowardly swabs!"
Swab (verb) -- To clean something. Being put to "swabbing the decks" would be a low-level punishment for a disobedient pirate.
Swag -- Loot.
Walk the plank -- A piratical execution. The victim, usually blindfolded or with bound hands or both, is forced to walk along a plank laid over the ship's side, to fall into the water below. Except this seems to be a total invention; it first appeared in 19th-century fiction, long after the great days of piracy.
Weigh anchor -- To haul the anchor up; more generally, to leave port.
Wench -- An individual of the female persuasion. "Saucy" is a good adjective to add to this, and if ye can get away with "Me proud beauty!," more power to ye.
Yo-ho-ho -- A very piratical thing to say, whether it actually means anything or not.
B: Are -- as in "Be ye ready to surrender?"
C: Si, si! -- To a Spanish pirate, "Yes!"
E: Eeeeee! -- "Maaaaaaaaybe . . . "
I: Aye -- "Yes!"
L: 'Ell -- A destination, as in, "To L with you, matey!"
O: Oh! -- "Oh!"
Q: Queue -- A sailor's pigtail, usually tarred.
R: Arrrrrr! -- A general expression of glee.
T: Tea -- A very inferior substitute for grog.
Y: Why? -- To be said in a grumpy voice when the cap'n gives an order.
Z: Zee -- To a French pirate, "the."